I've been tweeking a 20l BM profile in iBrewmaster and have never missed an OG by more than a point. Mash, sparge, boil and final volumes are all perfect. I'd definitely recommend this software for BM users... Ps this is my first post, what a great site, so hard to find other BM enthusiasts.

culblanc wrote:I use Beersmith as well. Brad Smith asks yearly for new ideas and improvement suggestions, and every time I suggest to include Braumeister in the profiles, and every time he answers that if I come up with such a profile he'll insert it...

I have not yet figured out how to use Beersmith efficiently with Braumeister, but at least it gives some handy guidelines for the process.

When I replied to Brad Smiths last request for ways to improve his software I suggested the same thing and a few days later he emailed me asking me to contribute an equipment profile and other details.I have forwarded him my profile for my BM and a recipe so that he may pick all other details pertaining to the 20l BM and his software.Fingers crossed....

The worst thing that can happen if I die is that my wife will sell all my brewing equipment for what I told her I paid for it

Dicko wrote:When I replied to Brad Smiths last request for ways to improve his software I suggested the same thing and a few days later he emailed me asking me to contribute an equipment profile and other details.I have forwarded him my profile for my BM and a recipe so that he may pick all other details pertaining to the 20l BM and his software.Fingers crossed....

if he does can you just download the profile and add it into beersmith? (i use beersmith for hop and grain calculations but don't really bother with precise volumes in the software, so i'm a it of a beersmith luddite) he seems quite interested in improving the software. also, he is a horrible interviewer, he gets excellent guests on his podcast but is so bad in conversation that it is unlistenable. imo. why mention that here? i don't know

It would be interesting to know if he has asked a 50litre owner the same thing...I guess he would have.Imo the software at the moment does not cater for mashing in with 25 litres as with the BM20 and then sparging with 7 or 8 litres and the default grain absorption amounts appear to be incorrect for the BM.

The worst thing that can happen if I die is that my wife will sell all my brewing equipment for what I told her I paid for it

Dicko wrote:It would be interesting to know if he has asked a 50litre owner the same thing...I guess he would have.Imo the software at the moment does not cater for mashing in with 25 litres as with the BM20 and then sparging with 7 or 8 litres and the default grain absorption amounts appear to be incorrect for the BM.

Did you know that you can adjust the grain absorption rate in the 'Advanced Options' ? I've set mine to be the same as BIAB and it is quite close.

In my recipe I adjust my initial volume to be 25L and my current equipment profile gives me the sparge volume I need for that gravity of beer.

After watching one the Aussie's on Youtube I move my malt pipe to an FV which has the upturned BM lid on it and allow it to drain for a good 20 mins so that I get as much out of the grain bed as possible.

As an aside this video is the one which demystified the BM for me with his straight forward approach to a brew day and ultimately led me to buying my BM

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Dicko wrote:It would be interesting to know if he has asked a 50litre owner the same thing...I guess he would have.Imo the software at the moment does not cater for mashing in with 25 litres as with the BM20 and then sparging with 7 or 8 litres and the default grain absorption amounts appear to be incorrect for the BM.

Did you know that you can adjust the grain absorption rate in the 'Advanced Options' ? I've set mine to be the same as BIAB and it is quite close.

Now that Neils has upgraded the website I can upload my BM50 profile from Beersmith, it's for a 36 litre (2 x cornies) batch and I'm still experimenting and tweaking it, so don't take it as gospel just yet, however it might help someone out or get started with their own profile:

Much more substantial software. Calculators and timers galore. Did NOT import any of my previous data which I've rationalized as a brand new Speidel BM start for me and no great loss..... it's a little jerky jerky, crashing occasionally but restarting immediately.

Excited to have these new "tools" in my brewery

tom

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Batz wrote:Someone set up some specific software for Braumeisters and I'll buy it. Surely there are some computer savvy people out there who can do this?

Batz

I have been thinking about it. Maybe even with integration into this community. It's not the programming that will take most of the time, but it is the research and getting the calculations right. So with combined efforts we might be able to create such piece of software.Niels